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but not for something she dn the classroom. >> this is kpix5 news. >> an elementary schoolteacher under arrest tonight, but not something she did in the classroom. andria borba has more. >> reporter: the trouble began november 21 with a party involving several teachers from matthew turner elementary. it was a pot luck. after the party, several of the people there began feeling seriously ill. >> one of the party goers was rushed to the hospital with reactions. another party goer was taken to the hospital because she continued to feel like she was under the influence. she was not sure exactly what it was.

>> reporter: hospital blood tests confirmed the presence of thc, the active ingredient in marijuana. it was not just the party goers that at the marijuana laced food. >> one of the attendees took ohm the food and their 15-year- old ingested some of the food became ill. >> reporter: the person who brought the dish was identified as 47-year-old teresa gilmete badger, an elementary school teach. after the party, badger admitted to them she put pot in the dish. three felony counts of poisoning don't fit the mother they know say the neighbors. >> what you are saying is totally out of character. teresa is kind, a dedicated teacher. she is someone who keeps to

herself. >> reporter: benicia police -- >> badger was still in jail when last we checked and had not made bond. well the death of a patient is making a change at the san francisco general hospital. liz spaulding disappeared and her body was found in a stairwell two weeks later. changes have been made and were checked out by federal officials this week. >> we have taken it very seriously and have made very significant changes to assure her family, our patients today, our patients in the future and the whole city we are safer now. those changes primarily have been around security and safety. >> a review of the case found numerous mistakes from the start. among them, miscommunication

and inadequate searches. palo alto police are hoping that a sketch will lead them to a suspect in a violent home invasion robbery. they say the men forced themselves into the home of an elderly camailed afternoon and robbed them. the couple said they were shaken up by the whole ordeal, but they were not injured: they told police they were forced to lie on the ground with a gun pointed at their heads. the robbers took off with wallets, cash, and valuables. there may be no video record of the shooting that left a bart police officer dead. san francisco chronicle is reporting officers on the scene were not wearing their lapel cameras. brian webb has the story. >> reporter: when one bart officer shot and camed another bart officer this week, other officers on scene should have been recording video of what happened. >> as far as what was and was not captured, again, i would have to refer to the alameda

county sheriff's department who is conducting that investigation. >> reporter: bart patrol officers have been equipped with these cameras since last summer. trained to use them during any enforcement action including searches like the one that ended with bart sergeant tom smith killed by friendly fire. >> if you capture some of the events or an object on video and it is in a system, it can't be tampered with, it is irrefutable what you see. >> reporter: uniformed officers are required to wear the cameras. at least two officers in uniform were on scene during tuesday's search. >> our personnel train for these scenarios. what they did, how they approached that apartment, it is in accordance with our training. >> reporter: but if reports are right and no video exists, it raises a red flag for oakland turn john burrett. he represented oscar graham's family after the fruitvale

shooting. >> you have to wonder why the camera wasn't on. unfortunately, it eliminates a quality piece of evidence. >> reporter: brian webb, kpix5. >> they started using the cameras in large part because of the fruitvale shooting. a whistle blower is accusing cal trans of bushing aside safety concerns and they covered up structural problems. in a report commissioned by the state senate, they were told not to document concerns but voice them instead. it is not a cover up, they say, but a difference of opinion. >> after the altercations were discovered it became apparent to me that the problem was the kept secret that was ignored or covered up. >> i have no evidence or reason to believe there was any

coercion or anything like that to nabbing determinations. >> reporter: cal tran says that the bridge is safe and the quality is not compromised. there will be a hearing next month dealing with possible reforms for cal tran. riding huge waves, some of them four stories five. chopper 5 as one of the surf finalists managed to ride one out. glen ramirez with the winner. >> reporter: it was a picture perfect day out here for the mavericks invitational. a lot of competition out there on the waves. a south african wins for the second time here. grant twiggy baker from south africa takes the title again. he also took it in 2006. now there were tens of thousands of spectators out here for the competition. a lot of people watches this. also around the world online. it was a great day of

competition. a lot of other top finishing from california were in the top six including tyler fox, greg long, and anthony tashnick. reporting from pillar point harbor, glen ramirez, kpix5. >> here is one of the rides that helped twiggy take first place. waves today were up to 40 feet call and the conditions were intimidating even to the winner. >> the waves are pretty big. there were a couple of 20 feet ones. but every time you are about to get to your feet, it just looked unmake bl. looked like there is no way you are going to make it. i saw guys going on waves. it was just outrageous. >> well twiggy gets $12,000 for that winning ride. well, most everyone can download an app, but can you create one? christin ayers shows up a group of young girls in oakland can,

and they are getting some high profile support. >> reporter: like most nine- year-old girls, charmian butterfield likes dogs, but unlike other kids her age, butterfield has created an app for other doll lovers like herself. butterfield is a member of black girds code. an oakland nonprofit that teaches young african american girls to build websites and create apps and computer games like the one rebecca taylor made. >> we like to think of ourselves as the girl scouts of technology. >> reporter: bryant did the research and find out black women only receive about 3% of bachelors degrees in computer science. >> we hope to be able to tap into changing the ratio for women of color and really

making a difference in what the face of technology looks like. >> reporter: in two years, the nonprofit has taken off. there are branches all over the country and one in south africa. some of the girls apps are already available on sites like google play. i downloaded doll finder. and the news is getting better. black girl code just won a prize for $50,000. the money will allow bryant to hire more staff and buy more for the girls to learn on and hope they will pursue tech careers. >> i want to be a computer science engineer. >> i want to be an entrepreneur. >> i would like to make an ipad, but i think that is too hard because i'm only 11. >> in oakland, christin ayers, kpix5. >> bryant's ultimate goal is to reach 1 money girls by the year of 2040. she has already reached 2500. a controversial recommendation about handing out free crack pipes in one bay

area city. >> the health problem some say it could help. >> also ahead, video showing the drag race that got justin bieber thrown in the slammer. >> and their songs are up for not one, but two grammies. why this bay area group is not your typical string quartet.

new recommendation to stop e y want the >> it's a story you will only see on kpix5. one group has a recommendation to stop the spread of hiv. they want the city of san

francisco to start handing out crack pipes. the health department was looking into it and joe vasquez started asking some questions. >> reporter: hailey harris, 28- year-old says she is a crack cocaine addict. a group at high risk for spreading hiv. >> most of the conversations they have is i don't care. you know. and i'm going to die anyway. >> reporter: could landing out clean crack pipes make a difference in that attitude? >> it may seem counterintuitive, but it's a great program. >> reporter: laura thomas is a member of the hiv represent planning council. asking the city to consider a program to distribute free crack pipes to crack addicts. how will it work? well it is not exactly like the needle exchange programs which are accepted as a means to prevent the spread of hiv. you cannot get hey from sharing crack pipes.

giving them out for free like it is being done in seattle and several city ins canada is more than outreach effort. >> you can bring people into your program, make them feel respected, taken care of. then they are more likely to want to come back, and want to get on hiv ms. >> reporter: ms which have been proven not to treat hiv, but prevent the spread of the disease. >> i think it is insane. i think it is an insane idea. >> reporter: the chairman of the republican party. >> i'm concerned the message we are sending is we give up here are some free crack pipes. >> reporter: so what does the city think? well an interesting thing happened after we posted this story to the web. the city was exploring the program. just exploring, not formally considering it. but then we got this terse statement from the mayor's office. major lee is not aware of this exploration and is not

supportive. there are many other hiv interventions that should bic mothered. barbara garcia went a step further. that recommendation did not come to me and if it did. i would say absolutely no. we are going going to distribute crack pipes. they are using this as an outreach to build trust with people on the street. many of the crack users on the street are not getting meditation. they are perhaps taking it further. but it looks at this point, the city is not building trust with its own folks about whether these recommendations are going to be considered. >> yeah. sometimes, you got to think outside the box. i remember the big backlash, the big dust up when they went to needles to try to prevent hiv that way. and now that is pretty much accepted in many communities. joe vasquez in san francisco. thanks joe. from the looks of it, justin bieber may have won that drag race that landed him in a

miami jail. this is surveillance of it showing a yellow car believed to be biebers racing with other cars. and catching up, a police car chasing the cars. well the drag race led police to book bieber on charges of dui, resisting arrest, speeding, and driving without a license, but sources say two breath tests put his blood alcohol level below the legal limit. police say the 19-year-old singer admitted to drinking, using marijuana and taking prescription pills. the the 56th annual grammies will happen this sunday right here on kpix5. frank mallicoat shows us a bay area group that knows how to pull some strings to get a grammy win. >> reporter: outside this oakland home, crews are tearing up the street. that is why it is hard to believe that inside, this is going on. >> this is not your mother's chamber music.

we go pretty hard core on a lot of the stuff we play. >> reporter: from jazz, rock, punk, blues, they play everything but classical music. now, one of the two compositions the group is rehearsing could bring home grammy gold. boast nominated for best instrumental. >> i should play the lottery, because what are the odds of pulling one grammy nomination? it is phenomenal. >> i think they are really, really cool pieces that are very different. >> one work titled california pictures, with it the quartet swings. >> that is a big band. that's a horn section. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the second nominated work is written by vince mendosa. >> i get the start, the start

the whole piece with what could be akin to guitar meeting the strings and using the wa pedal. that is the piece. >> reporter: called funky diversion, it is so funky. >> it is different from anything i have ever played. >> reporter: only five works are nominated for best instrumental to the odds are in their favor, but winning is not as important as sharing the vibe. >> we wanted to bring new music from the west coast to the rest of the world. >> reporter: frank mallicoat, kpix5. >> yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> very cool. there is buzz surrounding another grammy nominated musician from the bay area. yeah, laura sullivan is making a name for herself in the new age genre. ♪ [ music ] >> that song, called wishing

from a dandelion was produced in her home studio. >> this is my seventh album release. i'm just thrilled to be honored with this nomination. it is just very, very exciting. >> we look forward to seeing all of the winners. the grammies start at 8:00 and our own betty yu will be on the red carpet behind the scenes and you can watch her reports here on kpix5. >> you never know who is going the show up. the combos they put together. >> yep. should be fun. >> the outfits and everything. it rolls the red carpet out there. we need some rainfall, finally. roll it in. finally the seven-day forecast has some rain in it. it is coming, you will see it coming up in a second. live look, it didn't rain today, not going to rain tonight or tomorrow. san jose, partly cloudy skies and the extra cloud cover will keep us milder. talk about the snow pack. this time last year, snow pack

was 10% above normal. this year, snow pack is 14%. this time last week, it was 16%. it is getting smaller. we need snow in the sierra and rain here. 42 in vallejo. tonight, redwood city, 41. san jose, you will drop to 42 degrees. interesting what is going on. the ridge of high pressure we want is for it to move to the south. it is actually doing the opposite. it is lifting to the north out of america into canada. its influence is less and less around here and we have a storm system to our south bringing up cloud cover, you likely noticed it today. we will see it again tomorrow and sunday. the ridge now away to the north, we are sneaking in some clouds. no rainfall, but clouds from the south. partly sunny skies over the weekend. then the ridge moves backseat. we will be warm, sunny, dry at the start of the week. but this time next week, next friday, it is a long way away.

the ridge will push far enough to the south. rain is back in the forecast. beginning as soon as next thursday nigh. that is the first rain we may see for the whole month. partly cloudy night tonight. patchy fog. a mixture of sun and clouds. by this time next week, it very well will be raining. 69 in livermore. 67 your high in san jose. redwood city, 68. pretty warm inland. fairfield, low 70s . 67 for san francisco. petaluma, 69 degrees. partly sunny skies,en 2 degrees. we will be mild every over the weekend. low 70s inland. upper 60s here at the bay. there is your rain chance. rain for the first time in a long time moving in next friday. that is your kpix5 forecast. we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,

newsroom: we're told just about an hour ago--a car ju the sidewalk at >> this just into the kpix5 news room. we are told about an hour ago, a car jumped the sidewalk at 30th and mission street in san francisco and went right into a bus shelter hitting at least one person. the victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. there is no word on what caused the driver to lose control. when we get more information, we will certainly tell you as

well. all right, gary gelfand joins us tonight. no football to talk about yet. >> yep, baseball has not started. we will go to the nba. >> we also have college hoops. a nail biter against minnesota. what's going on? and a big night in the big apple for melo. he scored more than 50, more than 59, i will tell you more about his record breaking night. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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golden state loses this game. they have lost three at home. how about this game? stanford take on ucla. the cardinal pulled away in the final 20 minutes. stanford wins. they have now won 17 in a row. 19th ranked lady bears hosted usc. cal led by as many as 11 early. but they could not stop crook. bears are now 5/2 in the pack 12. right to the ice now. sharks news. san jose signed joe thorton and patrick marleau. they need these guys. >> i'm the best quarter in the game. when you try me, a receiver like crab tree, that's the result you are going to get. >> and what richard sherman got was a find for taunting

following the play against crabtree that sent the seahawks to the superbowl. i wonder if the childrenner will find ease little kids. >> i'm the best quarter in the game. you tell me, that is the result you are going to get. >> nice, i say don't fine them. that is too cool. number four, look at that, charlie wee bails that one in. number three, pacers paul george up in sacramento. indiana beats the kings in overtime. carmelo hit it is half court shot. he had 37 points in the first two quarters. he was the man tonight. he had 62 points and he got it right there and set the knicks single game recordment he beat bernard king and kobe bryant. so melo is the new man add mad

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>> talking a lot about the weather. in the sierra nevada. they are having a tuff time without the snow. >> businesses here, especially in napa, are picking up a lot of crowds. the wine makers are saying cheering to the warm winter weather. many people are changing their get away plans and heading to wine country instead. napa is seeing 20% more visitors than last winter.

so don't be surprised if you see a lot of people in the tasting room. >> have a great weekend. >> letterman is next. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway, broadcasting across the nation and around the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm alan kalter. and now, david letterman! (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by worldwide pants and cbs ( band playing "late show" theme ) ( cheers and appe